Creating Change & Shaping Communities For Those In Need

We treat everyone with dignity and love, recognizing that such support is necessary for each of us to thrive. The National Center For Children and Families empowers communities to take care of the less fortunate in their midst, transforming and improving their quality of life.

Creating Change & Shaping Communities For

Those In Need
Creating Change & Shaping Communities For Those In Need

We treat everyone with dignity and love, recognizing that such support is necessary for each of us to thrive. The National Center For Children and Families empowers communities to take care of the less fortunate in their midst; transforming and improving their quality of life.

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What We Do & How

NCCF operates on four integrated pillars of service: community supports, education and training, volunteerism, and advocacy. Our programs provide comprehensive and tailored services that help children, youth, and families become confident and self-sufficient, leaving dependency, trauma, and poverty behind.

The resiliency of the children and families we serve continues to impress and encourage us.

GET INVOLVED​

We serve nearly 50,000 vulnerable children, youth, and families each year in the D.C. Metro area. It is important that disconnected, abandoned, and impoverished youth experience positive adult investment so they may bridge the gap to healthy productive adulthood. We need your help.

NCCF offers opportunities to volunteer, donate, and attend community events. Explore the many ways you can get involved and give back.

FROM NCCF​

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Sawyer’s Beautiful Journey from Adrift to Class President

Meet Sawyer! He is a devoted 14-year-old DC sports fan who loves dogs and riding...
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How Harmony Found Safety and Built a Beautiful New Life

A Leap of Faith Built on Broken Promises In her early 30s, Harmony took a...
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How Omari Found True Independence Through FutureBound

A Childhood Defined by Instability Omari’s childhood had been marred by abuse and instability. All...
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Building a Village of Love with NCCF Foster Parents Kim and Coleman Jenkins

What does it truly mean to build a “village” for a child?  For National Center...
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Celebrating Wilhelmina Frederick and Her 25-Year Journey as a Foster Parent

This Black History Month, the National Center for Children and Families (NCCF) is proud to...

AFFILIATIONS

Help a Student. Donate a Backpack.

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NCCF's Back to School Drive 2022